SNOW CHIEF STAKES QUOTES 2026

SNOW CHIEF STAKES QUOTES

__JOCKEY QUOTES __

ARMANDO AYUSO, UNRIVALED TIME, WINNER: “That last half a mile was great, but the first part wasn’t. I wasn't happy with it. I was a little worried about what was going to happen, because I didn’t want to be too far back. I wanted to break better. I think we just lost a little bit of focus.”

“The horse was great today. He was doing everything professionally. He was getting there. I asked him to be close and he was there. Then in the last half a mile, he had his momentum and ran very nice at the end.

“I think when he gets outside, he's an even better horse. I never rode him before, but I saw his races. He just did really good. I think he's going to be better next time, too.”

__TRAINER QUOTES __

LEONARD POWELL, UNRIVALED TIME, WINNER: “It wasn’t in our plan to be that far back in the beginning of the race. The jockey gathered himself and took his time from there in getting the horse back in the race. At the half, I thought we were making great strides, but then we lost so much ground on the final turn. We went wide. I knew he was going to get there. After his February race, we decided to take a step back with him. Then he got sick in March and we lost a bit of time. At that point, I thought we would point to get ready for the Snow Chief and now we are looking forward to a big Del Mar.”

OWNER QUOTES

ALFRED (SONNY) PAIS, BREEDER/PART OWNER, UNRIVALED TIME, WINNER: “When plans go awry and it still works out. I told Armando, I take back everything I said about you at the half (mile). The plan was to stick pretty close to the three horse (He’s a Knockout), but I think he didn’t break too good. It all worked out. Hopefully he is better next time…Sometimes they have to develop mentally as well as physically. I think we did the right thing. I think we kept enough gas in the tank so if he continues to move forward he will pay dividends in the long run.”

NOTES: The winning owners are Innergy Racing Corp and breeder Alfred Pais.